Fredericton police ‘error’ forced homicide cases to be stayed, report can’t disclose why
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An independent review into how Fredericton police conduct major crime investigations has found 'limitations' in how the force deals with complex cases.
An independent review into how Fredericton police conduct major crime investigations has found “limitations” in how the force deals with complex cases.
The review was launched this year after the force admitted in June that errors they made led to a stay of proceedings in two deaths.
“The investigators’ investigations were generally well managed until the point where the cases became more complex, at which stage limitations began to surface,” said Ian D. Scott, a lawyer and former director of Ontario’s police watchdog, who was tasked with conducting the review.
“The stay of these charges shook public confidence in the criminal justice system and deprived everyone, especially the family members, of a public trial.”
The report did not find any substantial criminal or disciplinary misconduct by any of the officers involved in the cases.
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